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PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Cowell paces Badgers at Libby Invitational

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 months, 2 weeks AGO
by MAX OSWALD
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | September 4, 2025 1:00 AM

LIBBY, Mont. — Bonners Ferry High senior Ethan Cowell finished 12th out of 98 runners with a new personal best time of 16 minutes, 38 seconds as the Bonners Ferry boys placed 10th out of 13 scoring teams at the Libby Invitational held Friday at Cabinet View Golf Club.

Freshman Jonathan Bollschweiler placed 47th and was the meet's third fastest freshman with a time of 18 minutes, 24 seconds for the Badgers. Freshman Brecken Miller (66th, 19:20), freshman Gordon Woelfle (77th, 19:59) and senior Micah Thomson (79th, 20:09) rounded out Bonners Ferry's scorers on the day.

For the girls, sophomore Kylie Calderone finished 24th out of 89 runners in a time of 21 minutes, 28 seconds for the Lady Badgers, which placed 12th out of 13 scoring teams.

Junior Gia Roemer (61st, 24:22), sophomore Kya Alderman (25:19), sophomore Cheyenne Schutte (76th, 26:59) and freshman Marissa Pruitt (82nd, 29:10) rounded out Bonners Ferry's scorers on the day.

Bonners Ferry will return to action Saturday at the Timberlake Farragut Invitational.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Sandpoint 70. 2, Glacier 78. 3, Flathead 78. 4, Timberlake 114. 5, Columbia Falls 140. 6, Post Falls 200. 7, Lakeland 204. 8, Lewiston 221. 9, Browning 226. 10, Bonners Ferry 251. 11, Polson 275. 12, Lincoln County 280. 13, Libby 283.

(Top 10, locals)

1, Owen Thiel, Glacier, 15:34.80; 2, David DiGiallonardo, Polson, 15:55.13; 3, Caleb Royce, Timberlake, 16:09.36; 4, Frank Mccarthy, Lakeland, 16:15.91; 5, Jonathan Barnhart, Timberlake, 16:16.48; 6, Jack Lovin, Sandpoint, 16:21.86; 7, Carson Thorne, Flathead, 16:22.28; 8, River Blazejewski, Columbia Falls, 16:22.80; 9, Jude Sparkman, Glacier, 16:24.90; 10, Kai Budensiek, Sandpoint, 16:26.97; 12, Ethan Cowell, Bonners Ferry, 16:38.41; 47, Jonathan Bollschweiler, Bonners Ferry, 18:24.42; 66, Brecken Miller, Bonners Ferry, 19:20.19; 77, Gordon Woelfle, Bonners Ferry, 19:59.80; 79, Micah Thomson, Bonners Ferry, 20:09.83; 92, Brock Tuma, Bonners Ferry, 22:22.83; 98, Tyler Cordle, Bonners Ferry, 23:38.59.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Glacier 56. 2, Post Falls 99. 3, Timberlake 103. 4, Sandpoint 131. 5, Columbia Falls 142. 6, Flathead 153. 7, Lakeland 160. 8, Polson 169. 9, Libby 213. 10, Browning 215. 11, Lewiston 274. 12, Bonners Ferry 278. 13, Lincoln County 364.

(Top 10, locals)

1, Lauren Bissen, Glacier, 18:39.78; 2, Ada Thiel, Glacier, 19:01.98; 3, Talia Bonville, Post Falls, 19:05.21; 4, Capri Farmer, Libby, 19:28.56; 5, Quinn Delaney, Polson, 19:33.96; 6, Dacia Benkleman, Glacier, 20:06.77; 7, Lola Eggleston, Timberlake, 20:10.84; 8, Olivia Meredith, Lakeland, 20:20.57; 9, Everett Holland, Flathead, 20:21.14; 10, Vanessa McLachlan, Timberlake, 20:27.69; 24, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 21:28.02; 61, Gia Roemer, Bonners Ferry, 24:22.06; 67, Kya Alderman, Bonners Ferry, 25:19.61; 76, Cheyenne Schutte, Bonners Ferry, 26:59.61; 82, Marissa Pruitt, Bonners Ferry, 29:10.45; 88, Hailey Reeves, Bonners Ferry, 34:04.54.

    The Bonners Ferry High girls cross country team is all smiles at the Libby Invitational, held this past Friday at the Cabinet View Golf Club.
 
 
    Bonners Ferry High freshman Jonathan Bollschweiler makes his way towards the finish line at Friday's Libby Invitational.

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